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Nowעַתָּהgather yourself in bands,תִּתְגֹּדְדִיdaughterבַתof bands;גְּדוּדa siegeמָצוֹרhe has laidשָׂםagainst us;עָלֵינוּwith the rodבַּשֵּׁבֶטthey will strikeיַכּוּonעַלthe cheekהַלְּחִיthe judgeשֹׁפֵטof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Micah 5:1
Study it in the app“Now gather yourself in bands, daughter of bands; a siege he has laid against us; with the rod they will strike on the cheek the judge of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 5:1, word by word
- gather yourself in bandsתִּתְגֹּדְדִיtitgoddi
band together
To form armed groups, sometimes to attack.
Where else “titgoddi” appears- daughterבַתvat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appears- of bandsגְּדוּדgedud
band, raiders
Band of raiders, troop that attacks by surprise.
Where else “gedud” appears- a siegeמָצוֹרmatsor
siege
Surrounding a city with an army to take it; the siege.
Where else “matsor” appears- he has laidשָׂםsam
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sam” appears- with the rodשֵּׁבֶטshevet
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevet” appears- they will strikeיַכּוּyaku
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “yaku” appears- the cheekלְּחִיlechi
cheek
The soft side of the face, where one is struck or caressed.
Where else “lechi” appears- the judgeשֹׁפֵטshofet
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shofet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew, 5:1 is 4:14, and 5:2-15 are 5:1-14. “Gather yourself in bands” can also be understood as “cut yourself,” a sign of mourning.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, small to be among the thousands of Judah, from you one will come out for me to be ruler in Israel, and his goings out are from of old, from the days of long ago.